Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Man In Harlem, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD is attempting to identify a vehicle used by a hit-and-run driver who killed a man in Harlem, police said.

The driver struck 29-year-old Tyquan Wilkerson around 2 a.m Sunday in the intersection of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and West 127th Street while making a left turn onto the boulevard, police said. Wilkerson, a resident of the Belmont section of the Bronx, was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Following the collision, the driver did not stop the vehicle or slow down, police said. The driver continued down Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard before heading east on West 125th Street, police said.

The vehicle used by the hit-and-run driver is described as a dark colored cross-over or medium size SUV, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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